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How do we use the Past Perfect Tense?  The past perfectpast pastpast in the past  The past perfect tense expresses action in the past before another action in the past. This is the past in the past. EXAMPLE :  The train left at 9am. We arrived at 9.15am. When we arrived, the train had left.

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The Past Perfect The Titanic had received many warnings before it hit the iceberg. I had already eaten when my friend stopped by to visit. had received had eaten it hit my friend stopped by

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 To talk about a past action that ended before another action or time in the past, we use before and after. We use the simple past too. The film had started before we arrived  We also use the past perfect to show the cause of a past action I was tired on Monday because I hadn’t slept well the night before when, after, before, as soon as, by the time, by until  With time expressions such as when, after, before, as soon as, by the time, by and until By the time I got home, my mother had already prepared dinner

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Simple Past Tense Past Perfect Tense He came to my house. Chapter 11 I had already left. He came to my house after I had already left.

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Simple Past Tense Past Perfect Chapter 11 He came to my house after I had already left. This action takes place farther back in the past.

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Simple Past Tense Past Perfect He came to my house. Chapter 11 I had already left. He came to my house after I had already left.

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Look at this example.. he made a telephone call After he had taken his music lesson, he made a telephone call

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What had Ali done before he went fishing ? before he went fishing. Ali had repaired his car before he went fishing.

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The key words of this tense are: after as soon as, Past simple {had+PP}

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The key words of this tense are: before By the time {past simple}+ Had+PP

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Make similar sentences using after and before. Finish work-watch TV After I had finished work, I watched TV Before I watched TV, I had finished my work.

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Make similar sentences using by the time and as soon as Eat breakfast-go to school By the time I went to school,I had eaten my breakfast. As soon as I had eaten my breakfast, I went to school

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Make similar sentences using by the time and as soon as Police arrive-thief escape By the time the police arrived, the thief had escaped. As soon as the thief had escaped, the police arrived.

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So it is correct to say: After he had finished the meeting, he made a telephone call. Before he made a telephone call, he had finished the meeting.